Major bat‐borne zoonotic viral epidemics in Asia and Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Bats are the natural reservoir host for many pathogenic and non‐pathogenic viruses, potentially spilling over to humans and domestic animals directly or via an intermediate host. The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is the continuation of virus spillover events that have taken place over the last few decad...

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Published in:Veterinary medicine and science 2022-07, Vol.8 (4), p.1787-1801
Main Authors: Khan, Shahneaz Ali, Imtiaz, Mohammed Ashif, Islam, Md Mazharul, Tanzin, Abu Zubayer, Islam, Ariful, Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa - epidemiology
Animals
bats
bat–human interface
Chiroptera
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - veterinary
Domestic animals
Ebolavirus
epidemic
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - veterinary
Humans
intermediate host
Meta-analysis
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Neurological diseases
Other
outbreak
Pandemics
Review
Risk factors
spillover
Statistical analysis
Tropism
Viruses
Zoonoses
zoonotic virus
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Summary:Bats are the natural reservoir host for many pathogenic and non‐pathogenic viruses, potentially spilling over to humans and domestic animals directly or via an intermediate host. The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is the continuation of virus spillover events that have taken place over the last few decades, particularly in Asia and Africa. Therefore, these bat‐associated epidemics provide a significant number of hints, including respiratory cellular tropism, more intense susceptibility to these cell types, and overall likely to become a pandemic for the next spillover. In this systematic review, we analysed data to insight, through bat‐originated spillover in Asia and Africa. We used STATA/IC‐13 software for descriptive statistics and meta‐analysis. The random effect of meta‐analysis showed that the pooled estimates of case fatality rates of bat‐originated viral zoonotic diseases were higher in Africa (61.06%, 95%CI: 50.26 to 71.85, l2% = 97.3, p 
ISSN:2053-1095
2053-1095
DOI:10.1002/vms3.835